Promises: Through Congress (2021)
Promises: Through Congress is a collaboration between Julie Mehretu, electronic music composer Floating Points aka Sam Shepherd, and filmmaker Trevor Tweeten. This 46-minute film features Mehretu’s expansive painting Congress (2003) and Promises (Luaka Bop, 2021), the acclaimed album from Floating Points and jazz titan Pharoah Sanders featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. Filmed on location at The Broad in Los Angeles.
Director: Trevor Tweeten
| Directing | Trevor Tweeten | Director |
| Sound | Tim Pennells | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | David Hammons | Other |
| Crew | Casey Betts | Thanks |
| Production | Sarah Rentz | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Sam Shepherd | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Julie Mehretu | Other |
| Crew | Anne Byrd | Thanks |
| Art | Thomas Struth | Other |
| Art | David Wojnarowicz | Other |
| Crew | Willie Kuo | Thanks |
| Crew | Jennifer Gutowski | Thanks |
| Crew | Jonathan Sanden | Thanks |
| Crew | Linda Pellegrini | Thanks |
| Crew | Marian Goodman Gallery | Thanks |
| Production | Eric Welles-Nystrom | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Colin Rae | Music Coordinator |
| Crew | Trevor Schoonmaker | Thanks |
| Production | Julie Mehretu | Producer |
| Editing | Trevor Tweeten | Editor |
| Writing | Sam Shepherd | Writer |
| Sound | Olli Cunningham | Music Coordinator |
| Crew | Jess Plummer | Thanks |
| Sound | John Prestage | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Carmine Lauri | Music |
| Crew | Evan Low | Thanks |
| Sound | Pharoah Sanders | Musician |
| Crew | Wes Hardesty | Thanks |
| Crew | Megan Heuer | Thanks |
| Crew | Andrew Hawkes | Thanks |
| Crew | Danielle Bias | Thanks |
| Crew | Caroline Mckinley | Thanks |
| Crew | Tom Deffee | Thanks |
| Production | Julie Mehretu | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Tacita Dean | Thanks |
| Production | Eric Welles-Nystrom | Producer |
| Production | Yale Evelev | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Julie Rivera | Thanks |
| Crew | Noah Therrien | Thanks |
| Crew | Rachel Wolff | Thanks |
| Sound | London Symphony Orchestra | Music |
| Crew | Trevor Tweeten | Cinematography |
| Crew | Joanne Heyler | Thanks |
| Production | Sam Shepherd | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Sally Herbert | Conductor |
| Sound | Sean Cook | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Ashley Andrew-Jones | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Rujeko Hockley | Thanks |
| Sound | Sam Shepherd | Music Arranger |
| Art | Paul Diddy | Title Designer |
| Sound | Jeremy Murphy | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Gianluca Massimo | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Crew | Jeannine Guido | Thanks |
| Crew | Oresti Tsonopoulos | Thanks |
